'Supple-jack' definitions:

Definition of 'Supple-jack'

From: GCIDE
  • Supple-jack \Sup"ple-jack`\, n. (Bot.) (a) A climbing shrub (Berchemia volubilus) of the Southern United States, having a tough and pliable stem. (b) A somewhat similar tropical American plant ({Paullinia Curassavica}); also, a walking stick made from its stem. [1913 Webster]
  • He was in form and spirit like a supple-jack, . . . yielding, but tough; though he bent, he never broke. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: This name is given to various plants of similar habit in different British colonies. [1913 Webster]